SAN FRANCISCO— March 4, 2015 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a singer/songwriter of ice and fire, today published a completely fair-use trailer for Magicka 2, the forthcoming magick-mixing game for PC and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. The trailer, containing all-new gameplay and allegedly new ideas, celebrates the upcoming launch of Magicka 2, which will arrive on PC and PS4® on May 26, 2015. The game can be pre-ordered on PC beginning today, with PS4 pre-orders starting soon, according to the alarm Paradox has set on its Night Watch. Magicka 2 will be available for $14.99 on both platforms.
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Paradox Interactive's new YouTube project Paradox Extra (work in progress name) is looking to recruit fans and skilled content creators from our community. This is a new startup / pilot project spearheaded by yours truly, aiming to create more a fan-incorporating channel where we give you frequent (and repeated!) high quality content that is less market-y and more YouTube-y. Yes, very few of the things I said are real words, but hey, hopefully you still understood me!

Spellcasting Action PvP Title Offers New Map, New Magick, and is Now Free-to-Play!

STOCKHOLM — May 27, 2014 — Paradox Interactive and Paradox North today began the Open Beta phase for Magicka: Wizard Wars, the spellcasting action player-vs-player (PvP) game where misspelling is deadly. As of today, anybody can download and play Magicka: Wizard Wars and try their hand at the elementary arcane arts in 4-on-4 combat and 1-on1 duels. The entire world is now invited to sample the game where skill-based spellcasting wins the day and friendly fire is always on, begin your journey into Magicka: Wizard Wars and experience the possibilities of robe-based fashion by clicking here: http://access.wizardwars.com/

Witness bewildering wizardry in action by viewing this spiffy new trailer here:

STOCKHOLM — May 9, 2014 — Paradox Interactive and Paradox North today announced that Magicka: Wizard Wars, the online competitive multiplayer game of misdirected magic, is going to begin an Open Beta phase on May 27. Currently available via Steam Early Access, Magicka: Wizard Wars will be playable for free by those who demonstrate a lack of self-preservation instinct when the title enters its Open Beta phase. Robe enthusiasts everywhere still have the chance to experience the friendly-firing frenzy of Magicka: Wizard Wars as it draws nearer to launch and test whether their friendships can withstand repeated spellcasting “incidents” by purchasing the title on Early Access and, in the process, nabbing exclusive goodies.
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Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a practitioner of humility, has joined forces with the Humble Bundle, a platform that offers collections of awesome games at pay-what-you-want prices with proceeds supporting a variety of charities. Starting today, the “Humble Weekly Sale” is available at www.humblebundle.com/weekly, and gives gamers a chance to set their own price for several of Paradox’s biggest hits – or even a copy of every single game in Paradox’s library on Steam. The bundle will be available for one week, ending on Thursday, September 5, 2013.
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Cross-Platform Adventure of Award-Wanting Series Friendly Fires its Way to Portable Devices

NEW YORK — March 28, 2013 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a dropper of valuable consumer electronics, today announced that Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet is now available for iPad and Android tablets. The new game, which brings the iconic and colorful wizards to handheld computery not-quite-phone machines for the first time, is an all-new adventure based on the bestselling PC franchise. Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet will allow up to four iPad and Android tablet users to play cooperatively in the same game from their different devices, using a proprietary blend of magic and bribes. Mostly bribes.

Developed by Ludosity, Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet was originally going to be called “Wizards of Relatively Square Tablets” until everyone realized that was literally the worst acronym. In addition to having a better title, Wizards of the Square Tablet features the creative spellcasting gameplay that Magicka fans have come to love, alongside an all-new story and graphics.
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Today is your lucky day as the Paradox Interactive Summer Sale just started. A lot of titles are at 40% off until July 22nd including Magicka, Mount & Blade, Naval War: Arctic Circle, Europa Universalis III, Warlock: Master of the Arcane and more! Take this chance to fill the gaps in your library. If you don't have much of a Paradox library a good choice is to get the Paradox Interactive Collection including tons of titles at a price of $49,99/49,99€.

War of the Roses Video Dev Diary & The Showdown Effect Live Stream Footage Locked, Loaded, and Loosed!

Paradox Interactive is headed to Boston for PAX East this weekend and is not holding back their Paradox PAX Power, bringing with them the highly anticipated medieval multiplayer massacre-er War of the Roses and the upcoming project from the humorous masochists behind Magicka dubbed The Showdown Effect.
Swing by booth 368 at PAX East to get the chance to kill your “friends” and arch-nemeses alike in a multitude of creative ways. You know, like face stabs and four-story-drop-off-to-rocket-launcher-kill combos.

To know what medieval battle or 80’s action movie you will be stepping into at PAX East, check out the newly released videos below!